NZ NET | New Zealand Morse Code Radio Net

NZ Net logo NZ Net is the national amateur radio net of Aotearoa New Zealand, operating every Monday-Friday evening.

All radio amateurs are invited to check into the net on 3535.0 kHz, starting at 2100 (9pm) NZT.

Purposes of the net

To encourage CW operation
To provide training and experience in CW net operation
To provide training and experience in CW message handling

How the net works

You do not have to have traffic for the net, or even be experienced in traffic handling, in order to check into the net. All check-ins are welcome, even just to say hello and exchange signal reports.

The net runs at around 20 wpm, but will slow down if necessary to match your speed.

The net is brief (less than 15 minutes if no traffic). Longer chats occur after the net has closed.

Traffic, if any, is usually exchanged on the net frequency (a good opportunity for all stations to practise copying).

CW nets use quite a few abbreviations and Q Codes, but we’ll try to stick to the most important ones. If you don’t understand something, just send “?” and we will spell it out in plain language.

Here’s an example of how a typical net would proceed.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me for further information, or to join our email list and receive the fortnightly newsletter NZ Net News.

– Neil ZL1NZ